Tag Archives: White County Sheriff

White County Sheriff Steve Page said the department has already done salary studies, but the commission failed to notice. Page said he doesn’t know if the commission purposefully ignored the studies or if they just didn’t see them, but studies have been done multiple times of surrounding counties’ pay scales. “We went around to the surrounding counties showing what each ... Read More »

At least one White County Commissioner agrees with the county sheriff that commissioners did not get a clear picture of what they were voting on Monday night. Sherriff Steve Page said he thought county commissioners were misled when the county’s new fiscal year budget passed. District Seven Commissioner Larry Daniels said the sheriff’s budget was not clearly labeled within the ... Read More »

White County Sheriff’s Office has initiated a new phone system. Sheriff Steve Page said the replacement was made possible through a recent grant opportunity. He said the previous phone system was over 20 years old and used multiple numbers. “It’s digital and that helps us with our answering service and being able to transfer the calls without dropping the calls,” ... Read More »

District Attorney Bryant Dunaway asked the courts to dismiss some 25 cases involving former White County Sheriffs Deputy Brandon Young. The FBI continues its investigation of Young after he urged his police dog to attack a non-violent suspect during an April arrest. Young has since resigned. Dunaway said as he began to look at cases involving Young, he found inconsistencies ... Read More »